Ok I know I’ve been posting some expensive sandwiches lately (re: the Newark Dog, the $11 hot dog), but not all sandwiches in Greenpoint and Williamsburg will break the bank.  One of my favorite go to spots for Mexican is Acapulco, way up at the tip of Greenpoint, and I’ve typically been a sucker for the huaraches but on my most recent visit I ventured into Mexican sandwich territory with the torta.

A torta is a Mexican sandwich served on a big sandwich roll made of white bread (called a called a bolillo, telera, birote. or telera).  Acapulco offers several meats (no veggie options on the menu for the torta, but I’m sure you can ask) as the main attraction which is served on the soft bread, and the standard toppings are refried beans, avocado, lettuce, tomato, onion, and jalapeños.

I went with a pernil enchilado torta.  Pernil is a baked (or roasted) pork shoulder that is then sliced thinly almost like a thick deli meat.  This was my first experience with this style of meat, and I honestly didn’t know what to expect…and it ended up being delicious.  Extremely tender and mouth watering.  I found myself picking pieces out of the sandwich to enjoy them on their own.  The enchilado, i’m pretty sure, referred to the wonderfully spicy sauce that this sandwich was slathered in…which made the sandwich a little harder to eat but all the more amazing.

I’ve never had refried beans used as a spread on a sandwich before, and it worked perfectly with this one.  Like I mentioned the enchilado sauce made this one hard to eat, but there is so much packed on to these tortas that I imagine that no matter what kind you order you are going to be losing some ingredients out the side (it might help to have a fork)…but after all that makes it all the more fun.  I can’t wait to go back and try another one, and at that point I will probably give the milanesa torta a try (I’ve never had that either).

This large sleep inducing sandwich is SUPER CHEAP too and it’s the most expensive torta on the menu!  The pernil enchilado torta costs only $5.75 making it one of the best sandwich deals in the neighborhood.

If you haven’t hit up Acapulco yet it’s a no frills authentic Mexican diner serving Mexican and American food.  It’s not a place for a first date, but it’s a great place to get a amazingly delicious cheap meal. Just so good.

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Try the pernil enchilado torta for only $5.75:

Acapulco is located at
1116 Manhattan Ave
(between Box St & Clay St)
Greenpoint, Brooklyn

There is a menu on the website I linked to above, but if you use menupages click here.

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• This post is part of This Week In Sandwiches.
• more posts on food in general can be found here.
• more on Acapulco can be found here.